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Patents - Tesla Inc v InterDigital Patent Holdings Inc

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UK Supreme Court Author:  Dietmar Rabich   Licence:  CC BY-SA 4.0   Source:  Wikimedia Commo n s Jane Lambert Supreme Court (Lord Sales (Deputy President), Lord Briggs, Lord Hamblen, Lord Burrows and Lord Kitchin)  Tesla, Inc and another v InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc and others [2026] UKSC 27 (27 July 2026) This was an appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision in  Tesla Inc and another v IDAC Holdings Inc and Others [2025] EWCA Civ 193 (6 March 2025) to dismiss the appeal by Tesla Inc and Tesla Motors Ltd. ("Tesla") against Mr Justice Fancourt's order refusing service of process outside the jurisdiction in Tesla, Inc and Another v Idac Holdings, Inc and others [2024] EWHC 1815 (Ch) (15 July 2024).   The key issue was whether the courts of England and Wales had jurisdiction to decide a dispute concerning the terms of a licence to use a standard essential patent ("SEP") in circumstances where the claim was brought by an impl...
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Trade Marks and Passing off - easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore

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  Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Judge Hacon) easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OU and others [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC) (1 April 2026) His Honour Judge Hacon, who tried this claim, described it in para [1] of his judgment in  easyGroup Ltd v Easyfeetstore OU and others [2026] EWHC 767 (IPEC) (1 April 2026) as "the latest in a line of claims brought by the claimant ('easyGroup') against parties trading under a name which begins with the word 'easy'."  he added that the claim was for trade mark infringement and passing off. The Parties The claimant is the owner and licensor of all intellectual property rights relating to the various 'easy' businesses set up by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the best known of which is easyJet. The first defendant ('Easyfeetstore') is an Estonian company which sells orthopaedic and orthotic insoles and related accessories online in several territories including the United Kingdom.  The second defend...
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Geographical Indications - Consorzio di Tutela Della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco v Prosecco International Ltd.

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Vineyards in the Prosecco Region Author Civvì   Licence:  CC BY-SA 4.0   Source: Wikimedia Common s   Jane Lambert Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Judge Hacon)  Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco v Prosecco International Ltd and others [2026] EWHC 912 (IPEC) (15 April 2026) The    Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco  ("the PDO Prosecco")    is the body appointed by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture to protect and promote the Protected Designation of Origin "Prosecco".  Prosecco International Ltd. ("Prosecco International")  is an English company which describes its business as "including distilling, rectifying and blending spirits, manufacturing wine from grape and other business support activities."  Mr Ralph Goldstein is a director of Prosecco International and Mr Michael Goldstein is a former director. The Application PDO Prosecc...
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